Joe Robinson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Robinson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Morpeth, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 July 1991 (aged 72) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 19??–1947 | Hartlepools United | ? | (?) |
| 1947–1948 | Blackpool | 25 | (0) |
| 1948–1953 | Hull City | 70 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1953–1956 | Wisbech Town (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joseph "Joe" Robinson (4 March 1919 – 12 July 1991) was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Blackpool in their appearance in the 1948 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.
Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, Robinson began his career at Third Division North side Hartlepools United.
Robinson joined First Division side Blackpool in 1947. After He made his Football League debut for them on 17 January 1948, in a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, replacing Jock Wallace for the second half of the 1947–48 season.
He kept four successive clean sheets in the club's FA Cup run that season, which took them to the final at Wembley, where they lost 2–4 to Manchester United. Robinson's appearance in the final came after only seventeen games for Blackpool.
Robinson played in the first eight League games of the 1948–49 campaign before being sold to Hull City. He had made a total of 25 League appearances for Blackpool, and was succeeded in the Seasiders' goal by George Farm.
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